ENGL 2778 - Urban Literature-Lost in the City

3 Credits

This course explores contemporary literature in the context of the urban landscape. Together, we’ll explore the function of the city in literature with attention to how characters both shape and are shaped by an urban existence. Also, how do various writers portray the city? As a labyrinth? A market place of cross-cultural encounters? A place of refuge? A dystopia? Through close and comparative readings we’ll construct an informed understanding of how and why a city is portrayed by a particular writer and to what degree the city itself functions as a meaningful character in literature. 3C/3/0/0

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1711 with a grade of “C” or better

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s): Goal 6